Thanks Steve, > From: "Steve D. Culver" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: "Entourage:mac Talk" <[email protected]> > Date: Tue, 27 Sep 2005 11:09:22 -0700 > To: "Entourage:mac Talk" <[email protected]> > Subject: RE: 2004 SP2 - WAIT? > > > Mac Panther 10.3.3 - 10.3.9, Mac Tiger 10.4.2 > Office 2004 with all but SP2 updates installed > Entourage 11.1.2 with Windows Exchange Server 2003 > > > If you are hesitant about installing SP2 in office 2004, you can do a > workaround on the installation with updates to but excluding SP2 and > still have Office 2004 work just fine, until a fixer comes out. > > 1. Remove previous versions of Office X or 2004 trial demo from your > computer. Empty the trash.
I don't want to remove Office X until I know that the ENTIRE Office 2004 is working OK > > 2. Install Office 2004, which is usually just drag the folder to your > Applications folder. The only thing is that the Getting Started Booklet seems to recommend a Setup Assistant, not Drag&Drop Install... > > 3. The sequence I use is launch either Excel or PowerPoint first; wait > on Word and Entourage. > > 4. It should prompt you to install the MS Autoupdater. Install it. > From there you can download these updates from the mactopia.com > Microsoft site (Downloads) and manually them. > > 5. The sequence of installations are: > A - MicrosoftAU112Update > B - Office2004-1110UpdateEN > C - Office2004-1111UpdateEN > D - JunkE-MailFilterUpdate1 > E -Office2004-1120UpdateEN Can't I just Install with Setup Assistant, and then tell Office NOT TO INSTALL THIS SP2?! Please see my Original message: OFFICE 2004 INSTALL -IMPORTING ENTOURAGE X IDENTITY as of Sunday, September 25, 2005, for more info my situation... > 6. First chance you get, check the auto update box to "manually" so you > are not prompted to install SP2. SP2 does include the Office 2004-1111 > update, Office 2004-1112 update, and the Junk E-Mail Filter update. > > > Since I maintain over 30 Macs in our division, I warned the users not to > install SP2 and to follow step #6. In this way, the Macs will have > Office 2004 with all the updates up to but excluding SP2, at least until > I know the exact steps to take to install and fix Entourage so the > problems and bugs mentioned in this list-proc are fixable easily. > > Thanks. > I just need a functioning email on my ONLY Mac, PB17:) Thanks A LOT! > > Steve > > ============================== > Mac / Win Desktop & Network Support > University Relations, UC Davis > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ============================== > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Charlie > Fritzius > Sent: Tuesday, September 27, 2005 9:13 AM > To: Entourage:mac Talk > Subject: Re: 2004 SP2 - WAIT? > > Here's my take... > Just install the damn thing! If it doesn't work for you then recover > from backups. > > As far as I'm concerned it works just fine and I live in the freakin' > thing!!! > > *Charlie > > There...I said it! Whew... > > on 9/27/05 8:33 AM, Arkady at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> On today's (9/27/05) http://www.macfixit.com/ I saw this >> >> Office 2004 Service Pack 2 [SP2] (#4): Numerous Entourage issues; >> Problems with long filenames; Error reporting back; more >> >> Since I am about to Install Office 2004, should I hold off running >> this SP2 Updater? Do you think that there will be SP2 fixer soon, and >> thus worth holding off?! >> >> TIA. >> >> * Arkady >> web site: http://www.arkady.com >> >> 11-TIME GRAMMY WINNING SAXOPHONIST, MICHAEL BRECKER, URGENTLY NEEDS A >> DONOR http://www.arkady.com/jfletter.html > > > -- > To unsubscribe: > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > archives: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.letterrip.com/> > old-archive: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.boingo.com/> > > -- > To unsubscribe: > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > archives: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.letterrip.com/> > old-archive: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.boingo.com/> > -- To unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> archives: <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.letterrip.com/> old-archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.boingo.com/>
